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Shortages in Today’s World
The world as of today is limited on its resources. The human race is living well beyond its means. Studies have shown that nearly two thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being degraded by human pressure. Our wetlands, costal fisheries, savannahs, and other habitats that recycle air and water are being irretrievably damaged. With over 7 billion people living on the planet, there are many ways to help restore our deplenishing resources. There are a few natural resources that are mostly drained by humans. Water, oil, natural gas, phosphorus, coal, as well as our rare earthly elements are being consumed at alarming rates. These shortages are affecting our planet but there are many ways to change this. | |
The effect of our water shortage is tolling. Freshwater only makes 2.5% of the total volume of the world’s water. But considering 70% of that freshwater is in the form of ice and permanent snow cover and that we only have access to 200,000km3 of freshwater overall, it isn't surprising that demand for water could soon exceed supply. Water is one of our most critical resources, but around the world it is under threat. Worldwater.org is dedicated to providing information and resources to help protect and preserve fresh water around the globe. This is one of many websites dedicated to inform us about our water resources. Competition for water has widely increased, and it has become more difficult to conciliate the necessities for water supply for human consumption, food production, ecosystems and other uses. Water administration is frequently involved in contradictory and complex problems. The primary source of contamination is human or animal waste that has entered the water along different paths. Such contaminated water may rapidly lead to infections.…...

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